Sl. No | Location/Region | Latitude (Degrees) | Deviation from Average Latitude (Degrees) | Societal Characteristic of the Region/Location |
1 | Kabul, Afghanistan | 34.56 | 0.88 | Kabul is a city that for centuries has been at the cross-roads of war and social turmoil. It is periodically the scene of deadly suicide bombings (38 in the last 10 years). The Afghan government called the actions of the terrorist’s war crimes. |
2 | Tora Bora Caves Afghanistan | 34.12 | 0.44 | Tora Bora was known to be a stronghold location of the Taliban, used by military forces against the Soviet Union during the 1980s. Recently bombed by the world’s largest conventional bomb. |
3 | Srinagar, India | 34.08 | 0.41 | Srinagar is the focus of social disorder and hotbed of cross-border terrorist activity with frequent bursts of social turmoil and violence. |
4 | Lebanon | 33.85 | 0.18 | Region of increasing sectarian tensions and sustained full-scale civil war. |
5 | Peshawar Pakistan | 34.00 | 0.00 | This region has historically been the gateway for historical migrations and violent invasions from West and Central Asia into South Asia. |
6 | Damascus | 33.51 | −0.16 | Historically a region characterised by armed sectarian violence for centuries. |
8 | Baghdad | 33.31 | −0.36 | Known as The City of Blood and sectarian violence for centuries. |